I had earlier written a blog post Captive Solar Power Plant – Is it Good for My Company? that received quite a few queries and comments, with some of them saying it is a bit too early for Indian companies for think of captive solar as the business case might not be strong enough.

For those keen on becoming a solar power developer in India, it is important to understand the various business models under which solar power plants get built.

Power plant development belongs more to the infrastructure sector than to consumer product sector, in the sense that these are investments that pay off well in the long term, and in that these are businesses […]

It is a well-known cliche that banks are most willing to lend to those who…don’t need their money.

It is somewhat true for solar as well. Or at least the corollary is true – Indian banks have not exactly been keen on lending to many aspiring solar developers who however neither have a balance sheet nor […]

Currently, most solar power generation in countries such as India takes place through grid-connected, MW scale solar power plants.

Of course, until recent times it was the other way round – with Germany and Japan having over 90% of their solar power generated from distributed, rooftop solar power plants. But the times, they are a-changing, and it is currently grid connected MW scale power plants […]

There’s some good news on the financing front, with IDBI Bank raising $350 million through green bond issue.

Green bonds, by providing incentives such as tax exemptions to those invest in them, could make lenders such as IDBI provide renewable energy financing at a lower interest rate than those prevailing in India, as these green bonds are usually purchased by international players […]